Section 84601 Of Chapter 4.6. Online Disclosure Act Of 1997 From California Government Code >> Title 9. >> Chapter 4.6.
84601
. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) The people of California enacted one of the nation's most
comprehensive campaign and lobbying financial disclosure laws when
they voted for Proposition 9, the Political Reform Act of 1974, an
initiative statute.
(b) Public access to campaign and lobbying disclosure information
is a vital and integral component of a fully informed electorate.
(c) Advances in technology have made it viable for disclosure
statements and reports required by the Political Reform Act to be
filed online and placed on the Internet, thereby maximizing
availability to the public.